Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-10-03

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that would help to make their lives
more comfortable said her mother
Fay sat down in an old basket
and watched her mother fold and
unfold the contents of trunks and
boxes 30 quietly that Mrs. Bradley
finally looked up and said:
..Why don't you so to your play,
dear?" What are you thinking
about"
Il was thinking" said Fay, ''do
YOU s'pose the Tougaloo folks have
any little girls?''
.'Oh yes, plenty of them
"Blg's me-
YES, all sizes l suppose, SAID
Mrs. Bradley. going on with her
work.
s.Well,' said Fay, Il was think
ing, how d'you s'pose they'd like
Susy:"
'sWhat, the new dolly that Aunt
lie gave you for keeping your elbows
off the table"
..Yes'm," said Fay. ''Do you
s'pose she'd make a little Tougaloo
girls life any more comfor'ble:"
"Why, yes, dear, anything that
gives you so much pleasure would
please them of course" said her
mother. .'but are You quite sure you
want to give Susy away"
.sWell. when Auntie gave Us our
our missionary boxes in the Sunday
school class. she told US to be sure
and remember What was printed on
them. and she read on one side
something about people giving their
first fruits, and she said it meant
their best things, and on top it
said .Inasmuch as We have done it
unto one of the least of these, We
have done it unto me-
Now Susv is my best doll-any
way l love her best, and there
couldn't be any body much leaster
than a little girl like me way down
in Tougaloo, could there, mamma =
..Well. YOU must think it all over
and if YOU are quite sure you want
to do ii, we will take Susy down to
the church this afternoon with the
other things said her mother.
Fay said no more, and in a few
minutes she tripped down stairs,
and when mamma followed soon
after she heard the creak Of Fay's
little rocking chair and the words,
'.Sleep, baby, sleep which told
her as she peeped through a crack
in the door, that Susy was getting
her last lullaby from the fond mother
who at the proper time presented
Susv all dressed for her journey to
Tougaloo.
When Fay and her mother arrived
at the church. sure enough right
there in the parlor stood two OF
three barrels, while dear old Mrs.
Rogers and half a dozen other ladies
were filling them with useful arti.
| cles.
Here is a package of clothing,
said Mrs. Bradley, land | have an
other bundle which Dennis vii
bring in from the carriage in a few
minutes
And Susy's going to Tougaloo,
said Fay, reaching out her treasure
to Grandmother Rogers as she spoke
ssWel, now, the DEAR saiC
/ Grandma Rogers, ''DOn't you wan
her yourself, blossom"
Nom. not now" said Fay, 81
You'll find a little girl who'll tax,
real good care of her-her name
'Susy."
.'Wen, did you ever =" said Grand
ma Rogers. Here's jest the plac
for Susy, she can set right here i
Miss Blout's bunnit as snug as
bug"
ssWait a minute, Mrs. Rogers,
said Miss Bliss, and taking penc
she wrote on a little slip of paper
ssMv name is Susy, and ] shout
like to 90 to some little girl VIII
will take good care of me-" Thi
she read and pinned the slip o
Susv's pretty dress when she wa
safely seated in Miss Blout's bur
nit, p" in which odd carriage, made {
roses and ribbons, Susy started 0
her long journey to Tougaloo. He
I little mother, Fay, would like SON
day to get letter from Susy's ne
mother, though she has not yet hear
: from her.-ObSerUer